Under the line management of the India Supply Chain Manager, you will be responsible for:

 Regional Communication and Stakeholder Engagement

• Acting as the main in-country point of contact for Retailer and Brand Members interested in sourcing Better Cotton and regularly updating them with information regarding ginners, and spinners from where Better Cotton can be sourced.
• Lead stakeholder engagement with trade & industry, while building relationships and ensuring effective communication with supply chain actors, retailers and brands in India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka to promote understanding of Better Cotton Chain of Custody Standard.
• Support Better Cotton engagement with cotton producers, seed cotton traders, ginners, ginning associations, programme partners, and other organizations.
• Stay updated on significant developments in the cotton sector in the region, reporting on policy, pricing, premiums, and other relevant supply chain issues related to Better Cotton.
• Work with the India Supply Chain Manager to achieve country targets and strategize on expanding Better Cotton's reach in the region.
• Contribute to identifying barriers to increasing uptake ratio at gin, Spinning and Retailers level and devising Better Cotton appropriate activities.

Supply Chain Engagement and Training

• Oversee the development and implementation of effective and scalable training programs (online and in-person) for participating ginners, suppliers and manufacturers, and retailers and brands in the region.
• Facilitate knowledge-sharing sessions and workshops for supply chain actors to promote Better Cotton sourcing best practices and innovation.
• Facilitate and guide Program Partners and ginners in effectively implementing the Chain of Custody standard for Better Cotton, ensuring high levels of uptake and seamless compliance from the farm to the gin.
• Lead the ginner recruitment activities in the region, involving the selection of ginners through mapping, planning in collaboration with the global team, and organizing training sessions on the Chain of Custody Standard and Better Cotton Platform.
• Ensure documentation of all training and workshop sessions, while integrating them into a centralized and accessible common database.

Supply Chain Credibility and Compliance

• Under the direction of the India Supply Chain Manager and Chain of Custody and Supply Chain Integrity Senior Manager, develop and implement a supply chain compliance approach for India and Bangladesh, in line with the global programme to ensure supply chain compliance.
• Organise and oversee third party and remote auditing schedules in the region, including ginner and supplier selection for audits, coordinate with ginners and suppliers, review audit reports, and track and follow-up on non-compliances (NC’s).
• Oversee effective training for third-party auditors for the region and implement systems to monitor auditor performance.

Global and Regional management

• Provide regular reporting within a set framework, and in line with overall objectives to the India Supply Chain Manager.
• Provide feedback to global team to improve Better Cotton Platform (BCP) based on interaction with the supply chain stakeholder and ways to improve efficiency for the user.
• Keep up to date with complementary activities / projects implemented in the region.
• Actively contribute to and collaborate on various Global & Regional projects as needed, offering valuable inputs and insights. Oversee effective training for third-party auditors for the region and implement systems to monitor auditor performance.

General

• Attend internal meetings to report on activities and to facilitate the exchange of information between regions.

• Experience working in the supply chain of a large retailer, brand or textile supplier
• Deep understanding of traceability and its application in cotton textiles
• Experience of designing and delivering training
• Experience working with global/international organizations.
• Project management skills

Working arrangements

• The position is full-time (40 hours per week) and will be based in the Delhi, India. Better Cotton offers
• flexible working, with core hours being 10am – 4pm, staff are required to come to the Better Cotton
• Delhi office as per flexible working policy (currently minimum one week in every 6 weeks) and can work
• from home accordingly.
• The position may require travel in- and outside of the country / region not more than 2 weeks of long
• haul trips and not more than 15 short-haul trips 2-3-day trips.

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• The opportunity to work from anywhere in the world for up to one month per year
• Continuous learning and development
• Employees Provident Fund
• Mediclaim and Life Insurances